кісточка

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Etymology[edit]

From кі́стка (kístka) +‎ -ка (-ka). Compare Russian ко́сточка (kóstočka), Belarusian ко́стачка (kóstačka), Polish kosteczka.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʲistɔt͡ʃkɐ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

кі́сточка (kístočkaf inan (genitive кі́сточки, nominative plural кісточки́, genitive plural кісточо́к)

  1. (anatomy) endearing diminutive of кі́стка f (kístka, bone)
    1. ossicle (A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear)
      слухова́ кі́сточкаsluxová kístočkaauditory ossicle
  2. (anatomy) malleolus (bony prominence on each side of the human ankle); (by extension) ankle
    Synonym: щи́колотка f (ščýkolotka)
  3. (chiefly in the plural) bone (dominoes or dice)
  4. counting bead (of abacus)
  5. bone (one of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone)
    1. (in the plural) bones, boning (the arrangement of bones in a corset)
  6. (botany) stone, pit, kernel (the central part of some fruits, particularly drupes)
    Synonym: каміне́ць m (kaminécʹ, stone)

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